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Helps individuals identify their vocational interests, professional goals and then assists them to build a roadmap to success.  Services include:

-- Resume development -- Preparing for work through job readiness, etc. -- Practicing through mock interviews -- Understanding ADA rights in the interview process -- Discussing disability issues -- Accessing the hidden job market -- Writing follow-up letters -- Job Application skills -- Interviewing skills development -- Use mass transit to get to and from work, including learning bus routes, practice using the bus system with the assistance of a coach, and successfully navigating mass transit system

Provides job search and placement assistance to individuals with low-income or skill deficiencies.

Services include:

-- Interviewing and resume writing assistance

-- Access to computers, WiFi, and database to research employers

-- Financial assistance for obtaining new skills or certifications

-- Career counseling

Provides an array of employment opportunities, job training and counseling, and related career services to central Illinois residents. Goodwill provides programs that develop those skills, job search assistance, and personal improvement. Services (available both in person and online) include

• Resume writing and cover letters.
• Interview skills.
• Filling out employment applications.
• Communication skills.
• Career development and advancement.
• Computer skills and training.
• Skills to Succeed Academy - 42 hour interactive online course that teaches skills for finding and keeping a job.

Offers the Back2Work program, one-on-one job coaching, the Immersion Reentry program, the DOT Knowledge (written) Test, and assistance with benefits applications. Also Provides a HiSET Prep course to improve skills in preparation of the test, and Financial Literacy program designed to give students a closer look at their financial habits, and help them create goals and give them tools to  create an effective budget. 

Provides job fairs and free workshops. Services include exploration, resume, interviewing skills, and job readiness. 

Provides the underserved communities with virtual and in-person career coaching, employment readiness support, and personal branding development to help clients achieve their career goals and avoid reliance on public assistance.

Partners with DeKalb Township to offer one-on-one Career Coaching and Executive Resume Writing Services for DeKalb Township (IL) residents.

Administers several Federal work programs to McHenry County employers and residents. This includes assisting out-of-school young adults, adults, and laid off workers with employment and training needs, and assisting employers with labor market information and workforce development needs.

Job search, career information, resource room, and seminars are available to all. Training grants are available for out-of-school young adults, low income residents, or dislocated workers.

Provides a comprehensive job center that offers support to assist individuals in becoming successfully employed, including employment workshops, computerized job search tools, and assistive technology for people with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities. The office administers unemployment compensation for those who have lost their jobs and manages workers' compensation programs. These programs provide income replacement, medical expense coverage, and vocational rehabilitation for employees who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases.

Provides a location for individuals to get assistance with employment services. Services include the use of computers to work on resumes, fill out job applications, and search for employment. Can also assist with mock interviews, resume and portfolio paper, and printing. 

Provides an array of employment opportunities, such as job training and counseling, job search assistance, resume and cover letter writing, and financial support while attending school to earn a certificate or degree for a high growth occupation.

Career services include:

- Computer and Internet access.

- Job Search and Resume assistance.

- Local and national job listings.

- Help with on-line job applications.

- Career information.

- Assistance for veterans and workers with disabilities.

- Refugee and immigrant services.

- Workshops and basic skills classes.

- Assistive Technology–services available to individuals with disabilities.

Education Services for children through adults, including tutoring, ESL classes, financial literacy, job readiness.

Advocacy and Support, including family crisis intervention, interpretation and document services, housing, etc.

Employment Services, including job search and placement, job readiness, resume building, etc.

Immigration services assistance with visa, affidavits, travel documents and citizenship.

Workforce development through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Provides job training and job-seeking assistance to economically disadvantaged persons, dislocated workers, and youth.

Offers comprehensive workforce services that include, but are not limited to:

• Job seeker services (resume, job search, and labor market information assistance)
• Overcoming barriers to employment
• Health and mental health services
• Adult education
• Youth, senior, and Veteran services
• Child care assistance
• Job training and internships

Offers employment services, including access to computers/internet for employment purposes. Assistance provided to individuals with job search, filing unemployment insurance, resumes, and cover letters. Access to partner agencies in the American Job Center include One Stop Employment Solutions/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) job training, Experience Works, Department of Labor Office, Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation, Goodwill/YWCA Job Outfitters, and Adult Basic Education.

One Stop Employment Solutions offers job training for adult and those unemployed due to layoffs or business closing and displaced homemakers through assistance with post-secondary education, on-the-job training, work experience, and career guidance.

Nebraska Department of Labor offers employment and training services for workers, job seekers, and businesses in the building, with many services also offered through self-service electronic access. Services to job seekers include, but are not limited to: assessment of skill levels; career guidance; job search assistance; workshops; job referral and placement assistance; and reemployment services offered through the NEres program. Services offered to employers include, but are not limited to: referral of job seekers to job openings; matching job requirements with job seeker experience; assistance with special recruitment needs; analyzing hard-to-fill job orders; assistance with job restructuring; and industry counseling and guidance.

Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation assists people with disabilities in preparing for, finding, and keeping jobs. Helps businesses recruit, train, and retrain employees with disabilities. Through this "dual client" approach, the agency assists individuals with injuries, illness, or impairments achieve competitive employment and increased independence, and assists business owners and employers through full services business consultation on a variety of business an disability-related areas. Every other Thursday 8:30 am-11:30 am.

Experience Works administers the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). See separate listing for more information.

Offers a wide range of career services, which include

• Employment and career counseling.
• Career resources, including videos, reference materials, and software programs.
• Assessment tools for deciding education/career path.
• Job leads and postings.
• Assistance with resume and cover letter development/critiquing.
• Connections for job shadows and informational interviews.
• Interview preparation.

Offers services to help job seekers find and keep employment, services include: career coaching, job search assistance, education assistance, and referrals to community resources.

Provides comprehensive supported employment services which provides 1st day employment, job coaching and personalized support. Program length is 90-180 days and includes life skills and job skills assessment and training, a personalized schedule of support groups and classes, personalized goals surrounding housing, recovery, health, and education, and an assigned job coach.

Offers an employment program for adults that are neurodiverse. Each client develops their own individualized program plan based on needs and skills. Services include resume and cover letter building assistance, job shadowing, job search assistance, mock interviews and training in specific fields using virtual reality. Once a client finds a job, a Job Coach will work with them to ensure a smooth transition and continued support. 

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Services provided include:

- Education.

- Career Counseling.

- Job Training.

- Placement Assistance.

- Supportive Services.

The Dislocated Worker program assists displaced homemakers and those who have lost their jobs due to plant closure or reduction in workforce with retraining in an occupational area of greater stability.

This site is considered an affiliate one-stop for the American Job Center in local workforce area 26.

Provides case management on a long-term basis, up to one year or longer and as needed, to assist the family in overcoming the circumstances that brought them into an “at risk” position with homelessness, financial instability, less-than-living-wage employment, lack of education, substance abuse, mental health instability, physical health instability, legal issues, need for counseling, domestic violence issues, lack of child care, lack of transportation, and lack of basic household items, food, clothing and personal items to sustain appropriate health.

Offers services to help job seekers find and keep employment, services include: career coaching, job search assistance, education assistance, and referrals to community resources.

Provides support to teens an young adults through high school graduation through post secondary training or education.